diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/groups/StandardProcessGroup.java b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/groups/StandardProcessGroup.java
index bc5ef29533..83468cf9c0 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/groups/StandardProcessGroup.java
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/groups/StandardProcessGroup.java
@@ -3284,7 +3284,23 @@ public final class StandardProcessGroup implements ProcessGroup {
             }
 
             final Set<String> knownVariables = getKnownVariableNames();
-            updateProcessGroup(this, proposedSnapshot.getFlowContents(), componentIdSeed, updatedVersionedComponentIds, false, updateSettings, updateDescendantVersionedFlows, knownVariables);
+
+            final StandardVersionControlInformation originalVci = this.versionControlInfo.get();
+            try {
+                updateProcessGroup(this, proposedSnapshot.getFlowContents(), componentIdSeed, updatedVersionedComponentIds, false, updateSettings, updateDescendantVersionedFlows, knownVariables);
+            } catch (final Throwable t) {
+                // The proposed snapshot may not have any Versioned Flow Coordinates. As a result, the call to #updateProcessGroup may
+                // set this PG's Version Control Info to null. During the normal flow of control,
+                // the Version Control Information is set appropriately at the end. However, if an Exception is thrown, we need to ensure
+                // that we don't leave the Version Control Info as null. It's also important to note here that the Atomic Reference is used
+                // as a means of retrieving the value without obtaining a read lock, but the value is never updated outside of a write lock.
+                // As a result, it is safe to use the get() and then the set() methods of the AtomicReference without introducing the 'check-then-modify' problem.
+                if (this.versionControlInfo.get() == null) {
+                    this.versionControlInfo.set(originalVci);
+                }
+
+                throw t;
+            }
         } catch (final ProcessorInstantiationException pie) {
             throw new IllegalStateException("Failed to update flow", pie);
         } finally {
@@ -3613,7 +3629,7 @@ public final class StandardProcessGroup implements ProcessGroup {
             if (connection == null) {
                 final Connection added = addConnection(group, proposedConnection, componentIdSeed);
                 LOG.info("Added {} to {}", added, this);
-            } else if (!connection.getSource().isRunning() && !connection.getDestination().isRunning()) {
+            } else if (isUpdateable(connection)) {
                 // If the connection needs to be updated, then the source and destination will already have
                 // been stopped (else, the validation above would fail). So if the source or the destination is running,
                 // then we know that we don't need to update the connection.
@@ -3690,6 +3706,20 @@ public final class StandardProcessGroup implements ProcessGroup {
         }
     }
 
+    private boolean isUpdateable(final Connection connection) {
+        final Connectable source = connection.getSource();
+        if (source.getConnectableType() != ConnectableType.FUNNEL && source.isRunning()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        final Connectable destination = connection.getDestination();
+        if (destination.getConnectableType() != ConnectableType.FUNNEL && destination.isRunning()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
     private String generateUuid(final String propposedId, final String destinationGroupId, final String seed) {
         long msb = UUID.nameUUIDFromBytes((propposedId + destinationGroupId).getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8)).getMostSignificantBits();
 
diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-web/nifi-web-api/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/web/dao/impl/StandardProcessGroupDAO.java b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-web/nifi-web-api/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/web/dao/impl/StandardProcessGroupDAO.java
index e7e85af04c..5bbb56ffdd 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-web/nifi-web-api/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/web/dao/impl/StandardProcessGroupDAO.java
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-web/nifi-web-api/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/web/dao/impl/StandardProcessGroupDAO.java
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ public class StandardProcessGroupDAO extends ComponentDAO implements ProcessGrou
     public ProcessGroup disconnectVersionControl(final String groupId) {
         final ProcessGroup group = locateProcessGroup(flowController, groupId);
         group.disconnectVersionControl(true);
+        group.onComponentModified();
         return group;
     }